The self-represented plaintiff moved for relief under Rule 52.03 seeking court assistance in obtaining a forensic psychiatric second opinion responding to the defendant's psychiatric report, and also sought a further adjournment.
The court held that Rule 52.03 concerns court-appointed experts who assist the court, not experts retained to support one party's litigation position.
The plaintiff had long been entitled to obtain her own responding expert and had delayed the action after it had been set down for trial.
The evidentiary record did not establish that a court-appointed expert was necessary, and the motion was dismissed.
